Oil-cooling device



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CHARLES J. IEEKS, 0F JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.

OIL-COOLING- DEVICE.

-Application filled February 5, 1923. Serial No. 617,135.

l TaaZZ whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, CHARLES J WEEKS. a citizen of the United States, residing at Jacksonville, county of Duval, and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in' Oil-Cooling Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to oil cooling devices for engines, such as contain an oil well or chamber. The main and particular objects and advantages of my invention are, to provide an effective oil cooling device of very simple construction, of few parts, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, which will function automatically whenever, and as' long as, the engine is in operation. l

These and various other objects and ad vantages will be clearly understood from the following description and the accompanying drawing of-a preferred lembodiment of my invention, but it will be readily understood that Yvariousmodifications might be. made without departing from the scope of my invention.

Fig. 1 is a side View, showing the cooling devices attached to, the side plates of an automobile engine. y

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional plan view of Fig. 1, taken on the line 2-2 on Fig. 1, and` showing the side plates of the engine only; i

Fig. 3 isa side view of a modification.

Fig. 4 is a plan View of Fig. 3.

Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are all drawn to alarger scale than Fig. 1. l C

Referrin first to Figs. 1 and 2, 1 shows an automo ile engine, 2 the side plates on same, and 3 the fan usually mounted ahead of the engine. The cooling devices; which are shown at 4, each consists of ,an air duct 5 which is closed on all sides but open at the front so as to allow air to enter the openings 6. The openings 6 may be of any shape, for example semicircular, but are here shown as rectangular. Inside the air ducts and near their rear ends, openings 7 are cut in the plates 2, these openings are covered with finely woven, Y Wire mesh screens 8. Shutters 9, by means of which the openings 6. may he closed, are also provided.

Referring now to the modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4, 10 are the engine side plates. In this case four openings 11' are out 55. in the side plates, and in place of the sepa'- rate air ducts a manifold air duct 12 is substituted. This manifold air duct is tapered and has outlets 13 communicating with the openings 11- in the side plates. It is also 60 provided, with. an enlarged intake opening 14 which is covered with wire mesh 15.

The device operates in the following manner: When the fan revolves or, as in the case of engines mounted on vehicles, the vehicle moves forward, air is forced by either or bothof these actions into the air ducts and through the openings inthe side pla-tes into the oil chamber, thus cooling the oil contained therein. To prevent dust or other foreign matter from entering with the air the screens 8 are provided. As it might be undesirable during Very Acold weather to cool the oil, the shutters 9 are provided so that the air ducts may be closed. n

Having thus described my invention and its operation, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

In an oil cooling device of the class described; a plurality of openings formed in B0 the side plates of theengine to which the device is attached, at or near its' oil chamber; all of'said openin communicating with'a forwardly extending air duct; and

said air duct so proportioned in size that an equal amount of air is caused to How through each of saidopenings when the device is in operation.

In testimony whereof I, CHARLES J. VEEKS have signed my name to this speci- 9o fication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses this 24th day of August, 1922.

CHARLES J. WEEKS. Witnesses:

Mrs. C. J .I WEEKS, HENRIK J. Somumr. 

